Judd Trump's 2011 loss to John Higgins is his only appearance in a Crucible final to datebbc.comWorld number four Judd Trump showed his potting power and battling qualities to take a 5-3 lead over Scotland's John Higgins in the first session of their World Championship quarter-final.Trump took the opening frame against the 30-time ranking event winner.Higgins levelled, but runs of 58, 100 and 71 saw the Bristolian take control.World number five Higgins hit back to win the next two despite being far from his best, but a fine 77 break earned Trump a two-frame advantage.

Four-times winner Higgins, 42, had an extra day off after his 13-1 thrashing of Trump's good friend Jack Lisowski in round two.But he struggled to match his performance in a repeat of the 2011 final, with Trump outscoring his opponent, potting more balls and also having a higher pot and safety success.Trump, 28, pinched a pivotal third frame by two points after Higgins broke down on 57.The Scot responded to get to within a frame at 4-3, but he missed a relatively simple red which allowed Trump to get the lead his play had merited.World Championship schedule & BBC coverage timesTwo-time runner-up Ali Carter, who won a festy round-two match with Ronnie O'Sullivan, is level with two-time champion Mark Williams at 4-4.World number seven Williams, 43, opened with a magnificent 135 and looked set to go 2-0 ahead after a break of 60.But Carter, 38, pinched the frame with a 63 and led 2-1 thanks to a stunning 126 before both players had two-frame runs in a topsy-turvy encounter.Williams regained the lead at 3-2, world number 15 Carter then edged 4-3 to the good but Williams had the last say in a high-quality session featuring two tons and five breaks of more than 50.Hawkins takes early lead against Ding

Barry Hawkins has reached the last eight at the Crucible for the sixth successive yearIn the morning session, tournament favourite Ding Junhui struggled to find his best form as Barry Hawkins took a 5-3 lead at the end of their first session.World number six Hawkins, 39, has an excellent Crucible record, having been runner-up in 2013 and a semi-finalist in three of the past four years.The opening two frames were shared, with China's world number three, 31, responding to a Hawkins break of 64.But Hawkins was always ahead after that, scoring four breaks above 50.The Englishman looked comfortable and assured, while Ding struggled to replicate the destructive display which saw him thrash Anthony McGill in round two.Breaks of 76 and 67 did help Ding, the runner-up to Mark Selby in 2016, get back to 4-3, but Hawkins took a scrappy final frame to ensure he is two ahead when they resume in Tuesday's evening session (19:00 BST).'Hawkins has settled better'Analysis - Dennis Taylor, 1985 world championI'm a big fan of Barry. He is one of the best match players in the tournament and has looked very fluent so far. He has settled better than Ding, who has looked a little bit edgy.The pressure on him in China is massive. If he could win, the country would go absolutely ballistic. They back and support him brilliantly but it adds to the pressure.The chance is here for him with a lot of top players going out, but that brings even more expectation.Masters finalists put on attacking masterclass

Mark Allen is playing in his first Crucible quarter-final since 2011In a repeat of January's Masters final, Northern Ireland's Mark Allen and England's Kyren Wilson were level at 4-4 after a high-quality and open first session.Masters champion Allen took the opener with a break of 60 - the first of seven breaks of more than 50 in the eight frames played.inclusive guide.But world number nine Wilson responded with a frame-winning 52 and then went 2-1 ahead with the only century of their match so far, a carefully constructed 125.The Kettering man, 26, had a great chance to go 3-1 up but struggled to keep position on the colours and Allen stole the frame to level with a brilliant long black.Wilson, making his third consecutive last-eight appearance at snooker's showpiece event, made it 3-2 with a 90 and a brilliant green with the rest along the cushion helped Wilson clinch the seventh frame.But Allen pounced on a mistake, compiling a break of 78, to ensure a thrilling session ended all square.They, like Ding and Hawkins, resume at 19:00 BST on Thursday.Sign up to My Sport to follow snooker news and reports on the BBC app.

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